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At least 49 dead in one of deadliest strikes since Gaza war began
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza (AP) - Palestinian health officials say at least 49 people have been killed in an Israeli airstrike in central Gaza. It's one of the deadliest strikes since Israel declared war aga...
Dec 24, 2023
More Quebec public unions have tentative deals on working conditions, but not on pay
MONTREAL - Unions representing more than 200,000 Quebec government workers reached tentative working condition deals with the government over the weekend, but that may not be enough to stave off a str...
Dec 24, 2023
Police in Serbia fire tear gas at election protesters threatening to storm capital's city hall
BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) - Police in Serbia fired tear gas to prevent hundreds of opposition supporters from entering the capital's city council building Sunday in protest of what election observers said...
Dec 24, 2023
Kaprizov, Zibanejad and Kane named NHL's three stars of the week
NEW YORK - Minnesota left-winger Kirill Kaprizov, New York Rangers centre Mika Zibanejad and Detroit right-winger Patrick Kane have been named the NHL's three stars of the week. Kaprizov had four goal...
Dec 24, 2023
A strong year for doubles ace Dabrowski, who won a Slam and helped Canada win BJK Cup
Doubles star Gabriela Dabrowski made history on more than one occasion this season to cement her place in the Canadian tennis record books. She teamed with Erin Routliffe to become the first Canadian ...
Dec 24, 2023
Police resume search for Quebec girl, four, who fell in river while sledding
DOLBEAU-MISTASSINI, Que. - Quebec provincial police say the search for a four-year-old girl who fell in a river in the province's Saguenay-Lac-Saint-Jean region resumed this morning. Rescuers have bee...
Dec 24, 2023
Manchester United announces deal to sell up to 25% of EPL club to UK billionaire Jim Ratcliffe
MANCHESTER, England (AP) - More than a year after it was put up for sale, Manchester United said Sunday that British billionaire Jim Ratcliffe had agreed to buy a minority stake in the storied Premier...
Dec 24, 2023
Montreal police say basilica fire not arson, investigation shows cause was electrical
Montreal police say an early morning fire outside the city's Notre-Dame Basilica was not intentionally set. Police spokeswoman Const. Vronique Dubuc says arson investigators were at the scene this mor...
Dec 24, 2023
A beautiful racket: In Newfoundland, the ugly stick is an instrument in high demand
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - This year, Dave Rowe, owner of a decades-old music store in St. John's, N.L., found himself in a peculiar yet pressing situation: he was out of ugly sticks, and the man who made the...
Dec 24, 2023
Baby boom of 59 pups helps endangered Vancouver Island marmot toward recovery
A tenacious Vancouver Island marmot's long-distance quest for love may help explain how the endangered animals are bouncing back from near extinction. Adam Taylor, executive director of the Marmot Rec...
Dec 24, 2023